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| 1:1 |
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
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| 1:2 |
To Timothy, [my] dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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| 1:3 |
I thank God, whom I serve from [my] forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
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| 1:4 |
Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
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| 1:5 |
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
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| 1:6 |
For which cause I put thee in remembrance, that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the imposition of my hands.
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| 1:7 |
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
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| 1:8 |
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
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| 1:9 |
Who hath saved us, and called [us] with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before the world began;
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| 1:10 |
But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
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| 1:11 |
To which I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
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| 1:12 |
For which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him against that day.
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| 1:13 |
Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
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| 1:14 |
That good thing which was committed to thee keep by the Holy Spirit which dwelleth in us.
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| 1:15 |
This thou knowest, that all they who are in Asia are turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
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| 1:16 |
The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus; for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
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| 1:17 |
But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found [me].
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| 1:18 |
The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered to me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
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